On
May 7, the Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan participated in the plenary
session of the Council of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights
Institutions (GANHRI) in Geneva.
Within
the framework of the event, issues related to the prevention of torture and the
rights of forcibly displaced persons and refugees were also discussed.
Anahit
Manasyan presented the importance of effective investigation of cases related
to torture and other forms of ill-treatment. The Defender emphasized the need
to improve the capabilities of law enforcement agencies and to develop and
implement joint programs aimed at the investigation of the mentioned cases.
Reference
was made to the activities of the Council for the Prevention of Torture adjunct
to the Defender of the RA, which includes civil society representatives.
"The
Council for the Prevention of Torture is a very important platform for
listening to our civil society partners on sectoral issues, in terms of
conveying their concerns to state bodies as well," stated the Defender.
The
Human Rights Defender presented to the participants of the event issues related
to the protection of the rights of people forcibly displaced from Nagorno
Karabakh, emphasized the need to develop and implement special structures for
the protection of their rights, and emphasized the role of international
organizations in this process.
Anahit
Manasyan highlighted the importance of combining the efforts of national human
rights institutions and increasing support in the protection of the rights of
forcibly displaced persons, asylum seekers and refugees, stressing that the
latter are often victims of persecution and ill-treatment and their problems
must be properly addressed. In this context, the Defender made several
suggestions.
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